After years of writing just for myself, last year I finally decided to give myself a shake, take things into my own hands, and start selling what I knew how to do best, that is, WRITE.
I went on the local market and was scooped up by a local online magazine called EVE – http://www.eve.com.mt/ where I write articles on anything under the sun, but mostly on travel, culture, lifestyle, movies and books. In around 10 months, I became one of the top three contributors and had a raise. Not that money is an issue, since I have quite a well-paying full time job which has nothing to do with writing (unfortunately), but nonetheless, it is a way of understanding whether a magazine values you or not isn’t it?
2015 started with another new freelancing opportunity. On January 2nd, I was contacted by a Polish Touristic Association which is currently forming an online website focusing on Castles and medieval buildings. The coordinator of their page read a particular article of mine on facebook – this one: http://www.eve.com.mt/2015/01/01/capturing-castles-in-kent/ and he liked it so much that he wondered whether I could contribute to their project.
Needless to say, I am overjoyed. Payment is not stellar, but the fact that I will be putting Malta ‘on the map’ so to speak, when it comes to Medieval/Renaissance/Baroque forts and castles, is something to be proud of in and of itself. This project in fact, will feature castles from all over the world, and the tiny island of Malta, which has so much to offer, will be in on it thanks to me!
Next month will be quite busy, in that apart from having to do a number of presentations, audits, and training at work, and writing my EVE articles, I will also be researching Maltese history and architecture, since I need to produce written content for my new Polish bosses by the end of the month.
It will be an interesting challenge, and I truly hope I can make it!
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